Friends fans were excited to watch the entire cast reunite for its televised special ultimate 12 months — however Matthew Perry’s health nearly caused him to omit the taping.
“They did all forms of things,” the 17 Again big name, 53, advised Diane Sawyer right through the Friday, October 28, taping of Nightline, noting he had an emergency dental surgery that made his “mouth feel like fireplace.”
While recuperating from the scientific procedure, Perry wasn’t sure if he was up to film the April 2021 TV special. “It appeared like my voice was off,” he recalled to Sawyer, 76. “[But] I couldn’t not show up. So, what I selected to do was once just cross and do the most productive that I could.”
The six Friends stars — Perry, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer — reunited on screen for the first time for the reason that sitcom’s 2004 finale. Friends: The Reunion was once filmed in April 2021 on the Warner Bros. lot with host James Corden, one month before debuting on HBO Max’s streaming platform.
“I felt like I used to be gonna die if they didn’t laugh. It’s no longer healthy evidently, however I'd now and again say a line and they wouldn’t laugh, and I might sweat and move into convulsions,” Perry admitted during the special about his time on the sitcom, wherein they filmed in front of a are living studio target market. “If I didn’t get the chuckle I used to be supposed to get, I'd freak out. I felt like that every single night time.”
While the Massachusetts local’s character of Chandler Bing used to be recognized for his sarcastic sense of humor on the 10-season comedy, Perry struggled behind the scenes. The Fools Rush In actor has since been candid about his struggles with addiction, leading to more than one rehab stays.
“At the time I should have been the toast of town,” Perry recalled to the legendary broadcaster on Friday, admitting he would take “55 Vicodin” pills on a daily basis. “I was in a gloomy room meeting not anything however drug dealers and completely on my own.”
As the Odd Couple alum battled his inner demons, he was supported by his Friends family.
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“[Jennifer] was once the one who reached out probably the most,” Perry mentioned of the 53-year-old Morning Show superstar. “I’m really grateful to her for that. … Imagine how scary a second that used to be [when she told me she knew I was drinking closely].”
If you or someone you know is facing substance abuse problems, name the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-4357 at no cost and confidential data 24/7.
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